Realizing Mass Timber’s Benefits: Key Design Decisions and Carbon Analysis
February 27 @ 11:00 am - 1:30 pm CST
- Online

Regional Online Seminar (TX)
What early decisions do project teams need to make to ensure a successful mass timber project? How are designers utilizing life cycle assessment (LCA) to compare the environmental performance of material and design alternatives? This presentation will cover both topics, from critical choices that optimize mass timber and avoid cost premiums to an in-depth look at biogenic carbon accounting and how designers can analyze wood products and buildings.
Topics will include:
- Construction types, fire ratings, column grids and beam/panel spans, acoustics, and MEP integration
- A look at completed mass timber projects illustrating the variety of viable options when navigating key early decisions
- Utilizing life cycle assessment (LCA) to compare the environmental performance of material and design alternatives, biogenic carbon accounting, and a discussion of end-of-life assumptions
Includes an optional Q&A.
Host: Mark Bartlett, PE | WoodWorks
Credits: Attendees can earn 2.0 AIA/CES HSW LUs, 2.0 PDH credits or 0.2 ICC credits
Online Attendees:
- WoodWorks will send each attendee a certificate of completion within 2 weeks via email.
- Please note that to receive a certificate, attendees must stay for the duration of the event.
For questions or additional information, please contact:
Jaime Krohn, CMP | jaime@woodworks.org | (312) 841-8272
Image: The Offices at Southstone Yards / Rendering Gensler